Lot 50
  • 50

Cesare Tacchi

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description

  • Cesare Tacchi
  • Il letto (pensando a un prato..!)
  • firmato e datato 66; firmato, intitolato e datato 1966 sul retro
  • inchiostri su tessuto imbottito e chiodi su tavola
  • cm 250x150 (in 3 parti)

Provenance

Acquistato dall'attuale proprietario direttamente dall'artista nel 1990

Exhibited

Roma, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Vitalità del Negativo nell’Arte Italiana 1960-70, 1970, illustrato
Roma, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Roma Anni ’60 AL DI LA’ della Pittura, 1990-1991, pag. 186, illustrato
Roma, MACRO, Collezionismi II, 2012-13

Condition

The work is yellowed. First panel: there are some headboard nails missing. On the left edge there are minor spots of metal oxidation of the nails consistent with time. There is a tiny hole by the lower right corner. Second panel: there is a trace of dirt towards the upper left corner. There are three tiny tears towards the center of the left margin and two towards the neck of the figure. There are three tiny holes along the lower left margin, on the left of the right arm and by the lower right corner. Third panel: there is a tiny hole by the upper right corner. There are minor traces of wearing along the upper edge.
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